""Malcolm X advocates armed Negroes!" What was wrong with that? I'll tell you what's wrong. I was a black man talking about physical defense against the white man. The white man can lynch and burn and bomb and beat Negroes -- that's all right: "Have patience" ... "The customs are entrenched" ... "Things will get better.""

"If it is right for America to draft us, and teach us how to be violent in defense of her, then it is right for you and me to do whatever is necessary to defend our own people right here in this country."

"We want freedom by any means necessary. We want justice by any means necessary. We want equality by any means necessary."

"Usually, when people are sad, they don't do anything. They just cry over their condition. But when they get angry, they bring about a change."

"We are in a society where the power is in the hands of those who are the worst breed of humanity."

"They call me "a teacher, a fomenter of violence." I would say point blank, "That is a lie. I'm not for wanton violence, I'm for justice.""

"I'm for truth, no matter who tells it. I'm for justice, no matter who it's for or against. I'm a human being first and foremost, and as such I am for whoever and whatever benefits humanity as a whole."

"I believe in a religion that believes in freedom. Any time I have to accept a religion that won't let me fight a battle for my people, I say to hell with that religion."

"The young whites, and blacks, too, are the only hope that America has, the rest of us have always been living in a lie."

"Education is an important element in the struggle for human rights. It is the means to help our children and our people rediscover their identity and thereby increase their self respect. Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs only to the people who prepare for it today."

"It's impossible for a white person to believe in capitalism and not believe in racism. You can't have capitalism without racism."

"Power never takes a back step -- only in the face of more power."

"Power in defense of freedom is greater than power in behalf of tyranny and oppression."

"Time is on the side of the oppressed today, it's against the oppressor. Truth is on the side of the oppressed today, it's against the oppressor. You don't need anything else."

"I have no mercy or compassion in me for a society that will crush people, and then penalize them for not being able to stand up under the weight."

"You can't separate peace from freedom, because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom."

"Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery."